Welcome: Inkscape Tutorials is here to help you learn how to use Inkscape in a practical way. It is part of our commitment to enable you to learn Graphic Design Online fro free. We have a Dedicated Color Page describing Color Theory and essential information about RGB and CMYK. We also have a great page on Graphic Design Essentials which explain all about file types such as Jpeg, Svg, Bmp, Ps, Eps. We explain the difference between a Vector Drawing and a Bitmap Image. We also explain about file resolution dpi and ppi. Out Tutorials Page have some really great tutorials like 'How to use a clipping path to cut the background from a photo'.and then convert the Image to a Vector Drawing Image. The Tutorials are designed not just to teach specific tasks but also to learn how to use Inkscape in a productive way. There is also links to our sister sites on our Tutorials page which also specifically have Inkscape Tutorials. This is an essential part of Graphic Design Training.
Inkscape is a Vector Drawing program developed under the Open Source licence. It is a truly serious Illustration program capable of producing accurate and complex artworks. Its interface is both intuitive and well laid out. As a serious Illustration program it is arguably the easiest to use of any professional Vector program available on the market at any price.......and Inkscape is free. Inkscape can be used to create Logo's, Illustrations and finished artwork. It is a great tool for creating artwork for the Web and can output work in the SVG file format or the latest version now allows to to export your artwork in PDF . I have found that Inkscape files integrate well with other graphics programs. You can create Vector artworks in Inkscape and include them in multi page documents created in Scribus. Desktop publishing has never been more accessible to the general public and for free! Have a look at the artwork below and incidentally most of the graphics for this Web site were created in Inkscape.......what more can I say..... I love the program   You can learn the Inkscape basics with an excellent online manual. Then explore the Tutorials on this Web Site.

  This site is about dealing with the sorts of challenges you will meet while using Inkscape as a practical Graphic Design Tool. I use Inkscape everyday to do my job as a professional Illustrator and Graphic Artist. All of my latest Web sites have had the artwork created in Inkscape including this one (of course). In the Tutorials on this site I will also show you how well Inkscape works with The GIMP, my other Open Software favorite. Which also can be downloaded for free.
If you are a newcomer to the world of Graphic design then I strongly suggest you read our Graphic Design Essentials page and our Color page.

Below is a classic selection of Vector Illustration drawings from the simple outline to the more complex Photo Realistic. All of these images can be downloaded for free form Desktoptips Free Clipart page. All Images were created by the Author of this Site.

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